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Sport ball casing and methods of manufacturing the casing

  • US 8,708,847 B2
  • Filed: 06/28/2011
  • Issued: 04/29/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A sport ball comprising:

  • a casing that includes a plurality of panels having edge areas joined to each other with bonds, the edge areas projecting toward an exterior of the ball; and

    a bladder located within the casing;

    wherein the plurality of panels includes a first panel and a second panel joined to the first panel at a seam; and

    wherein the first panel has a layered configuration that includes (a) a first layer forming a portion of an exterior surface of the first panel, (b) a second layer formed from a polymer foam material and having a lesser thickness adjacent to the seam than in areas spaced from the seam, and (c) a third layer forming a portion of an interior surface of the first panel.

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